Match Report


CagliariCagliari     AtalantaAtalanta
Paul Mc cainPaul Mc cain Tony Schofield Tony Schofield
Aquivaldo OrtizA. Ortiz80
G
1
G
76Ryozo OkamotoR. Okamoto
Sebastiao ValenteS. Valente83
D
2captain
D
72Bruno RavanelliB. Ravanelli
Peter TobiassenP. Tobiassen67
D
3
D
72Gabriele Di LivioG. Di Livio
Mauricio FerrerM. Ferrer71
D
4
D
82Giuseppe CasaleG. Casale
Marinos KatsouranisM. Katsouranis73
M
5
D
72Florian GilardinoF. Gilardino
Billy InglisB. Inglis76
M
6
M
81Lennart BeckenbauerL. Beckenbauer
Martin NaylorM. Naylor76
M
7
M
74Alex GonnellaA. Gonnella
Alfonso MontellaA. Montella77
M
8
M
77Morgan BianchiniM. Bianchini
Rui RibeiroR. Ribeiro71
A
9
A
85Rodolfo DogaR. Doga
Ross MooreR. Moore72
A
captain10
A
70Vito MarconV. Marcon
Demetrios ApostolopoulosD. Apostolopoulos78
A
11
A
82Mario LottiM. Lotti
 
Fabio BoneraF. Bonera71
M
12
A
66Francesco G. DeiF. Dei
Neil HurstN. Hurst71
A
13
M
75Matthias HelmerM. Helmer
Brendan MatthewsB. Matthews69
A
14
D
70Alberto RegoA. Rego

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stadio Is Arenas where Cagliari play host to Atalanta. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Cagliari are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Atalanta appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alex Cangini.


0.00
Atalanta kick off the first half!
2.11
Lennart Beckenbauer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodolfo Doga. Rodolfo Doga sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Aquivaldo Ortiz manages to keep it out.
8.30
Morgan Bianchini flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Doga. Rodolfo Doga knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.50
Gabriele Di Livio sees Morgan Bianchini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Morgan Bianchini kicks a strong pass forward to Rodolfo Doga. Rodolfo Doga shoots from long range. Solid save from Aquivaldo Ortiz. What a great pair of hands!
24.41
Alex Gonnella makes a probing pass to Vito Marcon. Vito Marcon shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
27.14
Lennart Beckenbauer runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Lennart Beckenbauer shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
28.17
Morgan Bianchini flicks a high pass forward. Vito Marcon collects the pass. Vito Marcon knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Aquivaldo Ortiz who gathers it comfortably.
30.16
Atalanta are dictating the run of play here today.
33.12
Mauricio Ferrer flicks the ball to his team mate, Demetrios Apostolopoulos. Demetrios Apostolopoulos whips in a cross ball towards Ross Moore. Ross Moore is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it rises well off target!
34.15
Peter Tobiassen makes a simple pass to Martin Naylor. Martin Naylor sees a break and surges forward. Martin Naylor knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bruno Ravanelli.
44.16
Giuseppe Casale makes a strong solo run forward. Giuseppe Casale flicks a high pass forward. Vito Marcon controls it well on his chest. Vito Marcon cuts inside the box! Vito Marcon makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Wonderful reactions from Aquivaldo Ortiz keeps it out!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cagliari appear unchanged since the first half. Atalanta also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Cagliari kick off!
47.32
Sebastiao Valente flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Inglis. Billy Inglis passes the ball forward to Ross Moore. Ross Moore lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Naylor. Martin Naylor makes a looping header on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Ryozo Okamoto with no chance!! Goal for Cagliari!
51.20
Billy Inglis makes a probing pass to Marinos Katsouranis. Marinos Katsouranis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Ryozo Okamoto!
59.15
Alfonso Montella makes a probing pass to Billy Inglis. Billy Inglis edges inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Billy Inglis provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
63.32
Mauricio Ferrer darts forward. Mauricio Ferrer flicks a high pass forward. Rui Ribeiro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rui Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Florian Gilardino.
66.42
Vito Marcon laces a through ball forward to Rodolfo Doga. Rodolfo Doga makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lennart Beckenbauer but he's offside!
67.49
Gabriele Di Livio comes in with a late challenge on Rui Ribeiro. Gabriele Di Livio is shown the yellow card! Rui Ribeiro runs off the knock.
72.21
Sebastiao Valente sees space and advances. With great vision, Sebastiao Valente plays the ball forward to Martin Naylor. Martin Naylor shoots from outside the area. Ryozo Okamoto gets down and covers it.
77.36
Atalanta have made 3 substitutions with Francesco G. Dei replacing Mario Lotti, Matthias Helmer replacing Alex Gonnella and Alberto Rego replacing Florian Gilardino .
78.41
Billy Inglis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rui Ribeiro. Rui Ribeiro cuts inside the box! Rui Ribeiro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.45
Billy Inglis threads a neat ball through to Martin Naylor. Martin Naylor knocks in a cross ball towards Ross Moore. Ross Moore makes a looping header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
85.36
Giuseppe Casale comes in with a late challenge on Rui Ribeiro. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rui Ribeiro runs off the knock.
90.00
Mauricio Ferrer flicks the ball to his team mate, Marinos Katsouranis. Marinos Katsouranis lofts in a cross ball towards Rui Ribeiro. Rui Ribeiro makes a deft header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Cagliari

Atalanta
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66.2%
33.8%
Play Area
19.7%
47.9%
32.4%

Scorers
Martin Naylor 47
Billy Inglis 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Billy Inglis of Cagliari

Match Ratings